Location tracking and sharing services get a bad reputation. It can feel like there's too much sharing going on. However, there are still some good reasons to share where you are or, alternatively, to make use of all the data everyone else is sharing.

It's important to know how to prevent your phone from tracking you when you need to. Some of the services we'll look at may default to share your location publicly, while others will only share with certain people when you tell it that it can. Be sure to check which services have what options before you start broadcasting.

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